Gicleè Prints

The computer revolution has affected the printing of paintings in the last few years, the most notable way being the introduction of gicleé prints. Unlike mass-produced lithographs which are run at high speed on a printing press using inks that fade in a few years, a gicleé print is made using a sophisticated ink-jet printer and high quality ink. These inks use pigments instead of dyes, making them resistant to fading. The print is very faithful to the original painting. It can be printed on canvas, varnished, and then can be framed like a painting in a frame without glass.

With offset lithographs, the low cost per print can only be achieved by running a large number of prints, requiring an initial investment in the thousands of dollars. This makes it impossible to run two or three prints of a painting. This disadvantage is solved by the gicleé process. Since each print is produced individually, the artist is not required to sell a large number of prints in order to make printing an edition economically worthwhile. Each print can be produced “on demand”.

New Prints

I am making some new prints available by means of the gicleé process. Each gicleé print is a 16 x 20 to 22 x 28 inch image and is printed on a stretched canvas. The surface is protected by a clear sprayed varnish that will allow the print to be framed without glass. Each edition will be limited to 95 prints.

The retail cost per print is:

View the available prints.

The prints are available from John Cogan directly. Please fill out the order form to request a print.

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